Volume V. Dryden, Ont, January 4th 1924 Number 31 EN vee Pianos Remington Typewriters ~NANS Sold by i= Douglas Lane (Post Office Building) If you need a New Suit see T. PROUDFOQOT The Tailor DRYDEN ONTARIO LIE J . CAFE (Opposite C.P.R. Station) Lunch Counter and Dining Room Meals served at any hour Cooking and Service unexcelled ese Clealiness & Quality Guaranteed 'TOBACCOS, SOFT DRINKS CONFECTIONS CHAN BING . . Proprietor Notice The annual meeting of the Directors of Dryden Agricultural Society will be held in the Town Hall, Dryden, on Friday, Jan. 18th, at 1 p.m.. D. ANDERSON, Secy.-Treas. The annual meeting of the Dryden Agricultural Society will be held on Jan. 18th at 2 p.m. in the Town Hall, Dryden. D. ANDERSON, Secy.-Treas. TRY ESKIMO PIES We also have Ice Cream Bricks now. CGOUGH'S CONFECTIONERY Harnpe, D. MW Kenzie, George Wott, Alfred Rask and Walter Wright have all been nominated. ed into two camps, and the has been sharp at times. accused of too radical red tape. other improvements tax, local comment would more far-reaching purpose. tention, as is rumored, ope that an improved farm lower than unimproved, virgin prop- nla exemption on farm buildings only. the result of the referendum may fail to express the real opinion of the voters. REE IE Machin Township is an extensive one, and a great variety of conditions exist within its wide sweep. There improve their land, and under the pre- sent system they pay a rather high proportion of the taxes as compared | with others who have done nothing to develop their farms, but devote their time to teamwork, wages. Those working on the land for their work, and are assessed high: have necessarily a smaller cash return in comparison to their gravel and improved farms are lightly taxed while residing having to pay much for their privilege. Hence the attempt to adjust the tax- ation on a more equitable basis. Get Together: -- 'While the present effort hardly looks to be a solution of the difficulty, the certainly not an easy one ture the hope that Machin will heal the breach ment is bad for everybody and hinders the. real progress of a fine township ° L] Acclamation For Wice Van Horne Settles Matter Quietly Van Horne, like Dryden, has selected its repwesentatives without going to the expense of an election, and what looks like a very satisfactory and com- petent Council has already been declar- ed elected by Geo. Wice, the secretary- treasurer. E. W. Wice is again Reeve for the second time, and with him at the Board will be C. C. Pilkey, Joe Ready, 'A. B. Orvis and Jno. Guthrie sr. The affairs of the municipality will be carried on into the new year without any unset- tling interruption. AUBREY SCHOOL REPORT for the month of December 5th Class--Alice Morrison. Senior IV---Olive Bennett. Senior III--Mable Xing, George Gamble, Dolly Gamble, Stephen Gam- ble. Junior ITT--Aubrey Bennett. Senior II---Mable Chant, Gamble, James King. Junior II--John Gamble. Senior Primer--Elva King. Junior Primer--May Gamble. Primer--Mary Gamble, John King. E. McMURRAY eacrememam, "George The Dangers of Strong Drink: -- Charged by Chief Constable Colliss with being intoxicated in a public place, one man appeared before Mag- istrate Pronger Monday morning, and was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty. With both town and provincial officers alert about their duty, that was a pretty creditable docket for the sea- son of the year in a town of such wide tolerance as Dryden ds believed to be. AIF fe APA Election at Eagle River. | A keen election contest will be held at Eagle River, Monday, for the Reeve- ship and the four seats in the Machin Council. Reeve Duce is again a can- didate, Mr Albert Tyler being hisjDryden early in the week. ponent. -¥ Sounei fessrs Pa oppensy For * the' Comnell, Mens Jim Duncan, Ignace, spent a fey Eric Brooks, Robt. Duncan, jr., Carl Ever since the building of their fine new school, the townhip has been divid- rivalry The differ- ence of opinion arises over the matter of finance principally, one party being! methods, the : other being described as over fond of Both seem to be well organ- ized, and the battle will be a hot one. In addition to the election; a refer- endum is being taken on the question of exemption of farm buildings and from taxation. Although it would look like an attempt to apply what is known as the single indicate a If the in- is to grant exemption based on. the value of im- provements carried out, it might devel- with, buildings would actually be assessed erty. Some who are in favour of the new -scheme are expected to vote thd negative on the ballot, which calls for So are settlers who have worked hard to! hiring out at good] wood-hauling neighbours, whose un-' their owners enjoy the advantages of | in the municipality without question of fair and equal taxation is: ; but we ven-: somehow, as continued argu-, . Campbell, have returned to their home SAE es Ee EH Yuletide Pars. WHAT took the hog out of Hog- manay? The J.0.Y. and the O.T.A. Tony Taddo, Ignace, was a visitor to hours in Dryden Wednesday. Mrs Weare, Wednesday. Minnitaki, was in town C. A. Brad, Wabigoon, was in town this week. Misses Edith and Eva Pitt have re- turned to Winnipeg. M. J. Crosier, Oxdrift, was a visitor te Dryden Monday. Mrs Ponton Wabigoon, was in town on business Monday. P. J. Schoonenberg was down from Waldhof Monday. Miss Annie Taddo, Sunday in Dryden. Tgnace, spent Hans Kellbourg, Waldhof, was ir town Monday. ' John Stronberg spent New Year da; in Hagle River. Mr Norman, Wabigoon, was in tow: Wednesday. A. Katz, Kenora, was in town or business this week. S. Daiter is in Winnipeg on a busi ness trip. Mrs Adams returned to Oxdrift or Wednesday after visiting her daughte: . Mrs Jack Harris. : fi Miss Morison and Miss Dunfield os Winnipeg were the guests of Dr anc Mrs Morison over the holiday. ! Miss Mona Morris, who is teaching school at Waldhof = spent her Xma "holidays in Dryden. { Mrs McPonald, who has been vigit ing her sister Mrs Louttit, has retwn ed to her home in Port Arthur. | Mr and Mrs Beath, Sioux Lookout f spent the holiday with the latter's par- "ents, Mr and Mrs A. M. Taylor. | Mr and Mrs"R. €. Wilton, Kenora were the New Year guests of Md and Mrs M. S. Campbell. Mr and Mrs Wood, who have beer the guests of their son, Dr. and Mr: Wood, have returned to Winnipeg. i. § Joe Russell came down from Keevra { tin to spend the holiday with lus parents, Mr and Mrs F. Russel. Miss Frances Hanlon, Keewatin, war the guest of Mrs F. Russel for a few days this week. Mr.and Mrs W. H. Bartlett, whe were the guests of Mr and Mrs M. S iin Keewatin. 1! | Miss Margaret Wormworth, who ha i been on the nursing staff of the Rec "0S Hospital, has eturned to her home in Winnipeg. Miss Jessie Taylor came over from Sioux Lookout to spend the holidas with her parents, Mr and Mrs A. M Taylor. : Regular Meeting of Dryden Lodge 'No. 417 on Monday, January Tth, 1924 at 8 o'clock sharp. Initation of candi: dates. A full attendance is recuested. ' D. ANDERSON, Secy © PRG NNT EY FUT III 0) ES 5 III Too Proud to Loaf:-- * er The quietness of the labour sitw ation in Dryden at present has caused sev- eral of our younger men to try their luck in the pulpwood camps this win- . ter. Rather than lay around idle, te boys pack their pride in their pocket and go where work is to be had. Th ere i ig certainly good stuff in young fellov vs | who have their moral courage. | H Card of Thanks:-- Xs RRR | EER RRR The ERRERE Like * oR RR BY a very natural sequence of events the Mayor and Council of the Town of Dryden are returned by acclamation, despite an appearance of opposition that at best 'was never more than half- hearted. After all there exists in everybody a strong sense of justice, and while reserving the right to criticize and comment on each other with the ut- most freedom, the citizens of this town recognized that the retiring Council had faced its problems creditably, and were entitled to the honour of being returned to power. The only change in the Council is the retirement of Coun. Norgate, whose business needs all his time, and the appearance of a new member, Mr A. A. Gould to take] his place. The Council for 1924 includes Monin Alfred Pitt, Coun. Wilde, Ripley, Klose : Winterbottom, Matthews, Gould. The Town may congratulate itself on saving the heavy expense of an election and still securing a municipal government that is reliable and level- headed. oo oR By the voluntary withdrawal of M S. Campbell from the School Board, whose chairman he has been for years, the School situation assumes an entire. ly different aspect. Mr Campbell's energetic personality, his quick some- times brilliant mind, is so identified with school affairs, that even his col- leagues» on the Board admit that his was the dominating influence. The new school, the pride of Dryden, will aver be associated with the activities of its most aggressive promoter,--M. S. Campbell. The new Board Berrey, L. Bigelow, consists of A. E H. Adair, Jas. Hutchison, J. O. Gough and R. Wigle. 'THE UNION CHURCH-- 1 a.m.-- Subject "The Consecration of Time." Evening: 'Sailing Under Sealed Orders' 3.30--The Pleasant Hour: 2.30 p.m ~--Sunday School. ~ J.0.Y. Bible Class commences 2 six months series of studies on the Old Testament. On Sunday the subject will be "A Chosen Leader and a Chos- en Land." Read Genesis 12:1-7. Why was Abraham chosen from the generation in which he lived and se apart as a world-leader and a nation: builder ? Look up the whole story of his life as found in Genesis. What is said of him in Hebrews 117 How to be Happy Courtship is probably the time of young people's greatest happiness, anc the reason is because each forgels "self" and thinks of "the other". The duet is perfect. It is harder, hpeivnd to be self-forgetful when one is sing- ing a solo, and all others are cold and indifferent. Yet happiness is found even here. Thought for self is canke: that ruins joy. If you want to pile up trouble for yourself, get into the habi of thinking always about Number One Here's your hint on how to -have a happly new year. "Happy is the mar that findeth wisdom." Prov. 8:13. Card of Thanks Mr and Mrs Lloyd Sadler wish to thank the people of Dryden, Oxdrift and surrounding community for gener- ous and thoughtful help since their house and nearly all of the furnishings were burned. The Stn rink seers to be the big drawing card this winter. It's a good healthy = sport, and lots of fun. If only they could get the band out some night everything would be jake. The fancy skaters on Monday were cer- tainly marvels, but it would take a reg'lar sporting editor to tell about their performance. A. R. Hutchison, proprietor - of the Tourist, spent the first few days of 1924 visiting his daughter, Mrs D. J. Frejd, returning to Kenora yesterday. Mr Dan Sudds is eager to find a way te express his appreciation for the kindness of the men in the Dryden Paper Co. camps at Eagle River to- I wards his son. Although the young: man is not a regular employee and ha no special claim on them, he has been! in poor health for a long time and the boys, encouraged by the friendly atti- tude of the management, thought it fit to do something to assist him. Mr Sudds, sr., takes the opportunity to thank them for their generosity. 4 Parents Bereaved: -- : Mrs C. G. Byington made a hurried {rp east last week, on receiving word hat heir donmliter; Helen Clare, aged! 3 year's, had suddenly died in the Ontario hospital, Orillia. The girl had been an in 7alid since she was under three years o.'d, and has always needed special cave. 1 he interment took place at Orillia. Much sympathy is extend- ed to Mr and Mrs Byington in their bereavement. Lh er IARMACY kk sk ook kok Sk ok An Announcement. We always strive to offer the 2 Community the best of quality ! and so it is with pride that 8 we announce our appoint- 5 ment as sole Agents for J the 'McLagan' Phonograph. tv This Instrument Superb can be seen or heard at the Pharmacy any time. ok kok ok It Speaks For [tself you may buy any make of disc record, with the full satisfaction of knowing that it will be plaved in all per- fection on your "Mcl.agan." IE SE See 2 SE Come in and ask to hear the Phonograph with the beautiful soft mellow tone. oa EE ssssasre ETS SETTET ES EF VOR WRC SARNIA SITS "Municipality of Machin * kk Here PROCLAMATION NOTICE is hereby given that an election will be held on Monday, Jan. 27, 1924, between the hours of 9 a.m. Hand 5 p.m., at Eagle River, Minnitaki, and Vermillion Bay Schoolhouses. GEO. RUETE, Clerk GOD SAVE THE KING FOR SALE SUITE OF ROOMS to rent in private house.--Apply D. LANE, Dryden. fl WARM and comfortable rooms to rent. Board if desired.--Mrs W. H. EVANS. FOR SALE--MILCH COW, due.to freshen January 10th. For further particulars apply to : 11)1]24 HERB MeMiLLAN » fr have a full We line of FOR SALE--Heavy Team of HORSES N El 1L.SO N gS a Snaj for quick sale al y H. WRIGHT CHOCOLAT ES {4 Wabigoon * 3k Xk The Chocolates with the guarantee with every package. HOUSE TO RENT, also large house suitable for Boarding House for sale. 29/12 R. H.. PRONGER WANTED--Two experienced bushmen to cut pulpwood, good timber. Bring own outfit.--apply {18/1j2d W. W. FRENCH, Oxdrift Gough's Confectionery | SOW and 6 3-months old pigs for sale, ZZ CORNELLLE, Men Spry Fd) MOORE, Dryden Ont. (2)